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Hollywood legend Clint Eastwood is apparently stepping back in front of the cameras in a new film.

The 77-year-old – who has been busy directing award-winning movies like Mystic River, Flags Of Our Fathers and Letters From Iwo Jima in recent years – will star in Gran Torino, reports Variety.

The trade mag says Clint, who found fame as an actor in the 50s, will also be at the helm of the flick.

It would be the first time the Dirty Harry star has appeared on the silver screen since his Oscar-winning 2004 flick Million Dollar Baby, which saw him playing a boxing coach tasked with training Hilary Swank’s character, Maggie.

So far few details are known about the plot or the cast of Gran Torino, but the film is apparently expected to arrive later this year. It is not known whether the shoot is under way.